JETS NOTEBOOK: Santonio Holmes strong in third game back

9:58 PM,
Sep. 22, 2013

Written by

Brian Heyman
| Staff Writer

It has been a long journey back for Santonio Holmes and his Lisfranc foot injury, the one that led to two surgeries and cost him the final 12 games of last season.

But Holmes finally showed Sunday that he can still be a playmaker. The 29-year-old wide receiver made five catches for a career-high 154 yards in his third game back, including the decisive 69-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter in the Jets' 27-20 win over Buffalo at MetLife Stadium.

"He might not be 100 percent, but he's pretty darn good," coach Rex Ryan said. "He's a great receiver. Every Jets fan knows the player he is when ...